Statement from the Simbirsk diocesetranslated

It became known that a strip club began operating in Ulyanovsk at Goncharova 30. As was already noted in the statement of the Simbirsk diocese dated July 16, 2026, the diocese considers it offensive and unacceptable to place such an institution in this place - in the annex to the historical building of the Simbirsk Theological Seminary, in the immediate vicinity of the church in the name of the Three Saints - and in the only passage to this church that is used, including including families with children.

The club is conducting an active advertising campaign containing obscene images on a social network that is currently prohibited in the Russian Federation, but is available to minors.

Guided by the fact that the work of this institution in the immediate vicinity of an existing historical church with a Sunday school for children poses a challenge to public morality, traditional spiritual, moral, cultural and family values, which are under the protection of the Russian state (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of November 09, 2022 No. 809), and is also a direct violation Federal Law No. 436-FZ “On the protection of children from information harmful to their health and development”, Simbirsk diocese...